In Russland haben Archäologen zwei goldene Behältnisse präsentiert, die offenbar vor 2400 zum Rauchen von Cannabis und Opium benutzt wurden. Die Dinger dürften damit die ältesten Bongs der Welt sein.
Bauarbeiter fanden die Pfeifen nebst anderem Gold beim Installieren von Stromleitungen.
Experten gehen davon aus, dass die Herrscher der Skythen ihre Stoffe damit geraucht haben.
The bongs contained a thick black residue which on examination was found to be a mix of cannabis and opium. Cannabis played an important part in the Scythian religion—smoked as a way to induce a state of trance and help with divination. It is believed this potent mix was smoked by Scythian kings before leading their armies into battle. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus (484 BC-425 BC) wrote:
“The Scythians used a plant to produce smoke that no Grecian vapour-bath can surpass” and that “transported by the vapour, [they] shout aloud.”
Antonn Gass, of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, in Berlin, Germany, believes that the Scythians used both drugs is “beyond doubt.”
“It’s a once-in-a-century discovery, these are among the finest objects we know from the region.”
(via Dangerous Minds)
